G02B 17/0605
Using two curved mirrors
Official title: {using two curved mirrors (G02B17/0668, G02B17/0694 take precedence)}
G02B17/0605 (Using two curved mirrors) appears on 396 US grants and 340 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Methods, devices, and architectures for inter-spacecraft optical communication20 Jan 2026US 12,529,875 B2Smiths Interconnect Canada Inc.
- Baffle and shutter assembly for extreme environment13 Jan 2026US 12,523,800 B2Eagle Technology, LLC
- Optical magnifying device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227592 A1Far Vision Technology Co., Ltd.
- Image radiation device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166994 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for focusing a high-power laser2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093098 A1
- Wolter mirror assembly26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056397 A1KLA Corporation
- Highly stable two-mirror optical cavity with direct injection8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009985 A1City University of Hong Kong
Most cited
By later US patents
- Exposure apparatus, optical projection apparatus and a method for adjusting the optical projection apparatus256US 6,795,169 B2Nikon Corporation · 2004
- Optical system, and image observing apparatus and image pickup apparatus using it178US 5,706,136 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Reflective optical imaging system for extreme ultraviolet wavelengths91US 5,212,588 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1993
- Exposure apparatus, optical projection apparatus and a method for adjusting the optical projection apparatus90US 5,729,331 ANikon Corporation · 1998
- Panoramic lens89US 5,473,474 ANational Research Council of Canada · 1995